Environment

May 15, 2017 08:57 AM EDT

'Lost' Forests the Size of 60 Percent of Australia Discovered in Plain Sight

The massive expanse of dryland forests stretches about 467 million hectares.

May 12, 2017 01:34 PM EDT

This New Massive Offshore Wind Farm in the Netherlands Can Power 785,000 Homes

Capable of producing 2.6 TWh of sustainable energy every year, Gemini could help in reducing the CO2 emissions of the Netherlands by 1.25 million tons.

May 12, 2017 01:21 PM EDT

Massive Landforms Lurk Beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheets

Gigantic landforms as big as the Eiffel Tower are scratching the ice from underneath Antarctica.

MIT's new electrochemical method of cleaning water

May 11, 2017 10:24 AM EDT

Clean Water Solution: MIT Develops New Electrochemical Method to Remove Micropollutants From Water

MIT develops new electrochemical process that has the ability to selectively remove organic contaminants, including chemical waste products, pesticides and pharmaceuticals, even at extremely low levels.

May 11, 2017 09:28 AM EDT

This New Device Creates Energy Out of Air Pollution

Solving two problems in one: dirty air and energy sources.

May 11, 2017 07:15 AM EDT

Australian Fossils Could Be the Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth

Scientists believe that the ancient Australian fossils could be the oldest evidence of life on Earth. If this is true, it will push back the current date believed to be the start of microbial life on the planet.

May 11, 2017 06:37 AM EDT

Orders for Tesla Solar Roofs Now Open

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk announced last Wednesday that the company will begin accepting orders for their solar roof. The solar roof was introduced last year and it is supposed to be cheaper than normal roofing systems.

May 11, 2017 05:19 AM EDT

Homo Naledi Humanoids May Have Shared Earth With Humans, Roamed the Planet Less than 330,000 Years Ago

The homo naledi humanoids species could have roamed the planet during the same time humans emerged. This is based on the study dating the skeletal remains discovered in a cause in 2015.

May 10, 2017 09:32 AM EDT

Oldest Life on Earth Unearthed in 3.48-Billion-Year-Old Australian Rocks

The discovery also offers clues on the search for life on Mars.

May 10, 2017 09:15 AM EDT

Human’s Strange Cousin Lived More Recently Than Scientists Believed

New discoveries challenge pre-conceived notions on human's rich history.

South Korea Reacts To North Korean Missile Launch

May 10, 2017 08:53 AM EDT

North Korea's Mystery Islands: Man-made Keys Could Be New Nuclear Launch Sites

No one knows what these artificial islands in the Yellow Sea are really for.

May 09, 2017 09:12 AM EDT

The Geology of Early Earth: New Evidence Show Planet was a Flat ‘Waterworld’

Zircon grains reveal a very, very different Earth from what we know.

May 09, 2017 05:04 AM EDT

Lost Beach Emerges in Ireland After Disappearing 33 Years Ago

Locals rejoice after the "lost" Irish beach Doogh returns practically overnight.

May 09, 2017 05:50 AM EDT

This Hauntingly Beautiful 'Dragon-Skin' Ice in the Antarctic Looks Like It Came From 'Game of Thrones'

The team saw the dragon-skin ice as their vessel approached "ground zero" of a hurricane-strength katabatic wind event in Terra Nova Bay.

May 08, 2017 09:59 AM EDT

Chile's Epic 'Route of Parks' Will Link 17 National Parks to Save the Patagonia Wilderness

The new road winding through the world's most spectacular sights is set to be the adventure of a lifetime.

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